NORTHEAST EXPERIENCE
When travel meets food, it’s more than
Karl’s journey started long before applesauce. Back in 2013, he set out to help schools and institutions buy local by pitching a simple idea: use “second-tier” tomatoes, too blemished for grocery shelves but perfectly flavorful. Instead of being left to rot, Karl and his team salvaged, hand-sorted, and cleaned them, cutting away imperfections and transforming them into marinara sauce. That marinara sauce ended up on the menus of schools, colleges, and universities across Boston - proving that what’s “imperfect” can still be delicious, while also giving local farms new revenue streams. The same ethos drives Karl’s newest adventure. The inspiration came from Parker, Karl’s beloved pit bull mix, who was with him for eleven and a half years. flavor - it’s a chance to honor the land, support the people who produce it, and leave the world a little better than we found it.
When Parker was diagnosed with cancer at age 10, he lost a leg to amputation, but never his spirit. His resilience and love became Karl’s inspiration. Even after cancer spread to Parker’s lungs and he sadly passed away July 2025, his legacy lives on. In April 2025, Karl launched Parker’s Amazing, starting with applesauce made from B grade apples - those too blemished for the market but still full of flavor. All the apples come from local orchards and are eco-certified through Red Tomato, a rigorous certification program supporting ecological farming practices.
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